Embossing apparatus



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ireo STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

HARRY M. SEAGERS, OF GEN EVA, ANT) CHARLES D. CORWIN AND ALONZO B. ELY,OF

GROTON, NEW YORK, ASSIGN'O'RS TO HTILSE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OFGENEVA, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK. r

EMBOSSING APPARATUS.

Application filed June 24, 1922. Serial No. 570,589.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HARRY M. SEAGERS, a citizen of the UnitedStates,and resident of Geneva, in the county of Ontario and State of New York,and CHARLES D. ConwIN and ALoNzo B. ELY, citizens of the United States,and residents of Groton, in

the county of Tompkins and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Embossing Apparatus, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in embossing apparatus, and moreparticularly to apparatus for punching characters, or-

paper and forcing the same into a cardboard backing to form embossedsigns, dis-- play and advertising cards, and the like.

The invention hasfor its principal objects to provide an inexpensive,compact and efficient press adapted. to develop a very high pressure,with slight effort on'the part of the operator, for forcing the punchingtype through the colored paper and into the type may be clamped.together and shifted between the bed and platen of the press; to

provide simple means for holding the typeholders in various adjustedpositions on the carriage; to provide simple and inexpensivetype-holders and locking andsiacingdetion in the'holders; to providemeans; for

detachably holding type, 01' rows of type,

in parallel, staggered, or anguiarly disposed lines on the carriage orsupport; to provlde efiicient means for regulating "the depth ofcardboard backing. 5o

namental figures and the like from colored line 1l1l of Fig. 10; vicesfor retaining the type in proper posi-g simple means for slidablysupporting the type carriage on the press; and to provide;

To the foregoing and other ends, which will hereinafter appear,theinvention con- 1- sists in the improved construction of devices,

the arrangements of parts, and combinations of elements, et forth in thefollowing description and particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims. I d

In the accompanying drawings, wherein is illustrated one satisfactoryanddesirable embodiment of the invention, and in which similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the appara tus;

Fig. 2 a side elevation thereof showing the sliding carriage drawnforward;

Fig. 3 a perspective view of the cam for operating the verticallyshiftable bed of the press; r

Fig. 4: a fragmentary vertical section taken on the line 4-4: of Fig. 1showin the carriage shifted to position the type, col ored paper, andcardboard backing, between the bed and platen of the press ready for thesqueezing operation;

F 5 'a View similar. to Fig. 4 showing the positions of the parts at theend of the squeezing movement; I V

Fig. 6 a detail sectional view of the cam; Fig. 7 a detail view showingthe inner face of the hand-lever socket;

Fig. 8 a detail section on the lines-8 of Fig. 10 showing the means forlimiting the throw of the hand-lever; Fig. 9 a detail view of the sideface of the press adjacent the socket end of the hand-lever Fig. 10 avertical sectional view on the line 10-10 of Fig. M Fig. 11 a horizontalsectional view on the Fig.'12 a detail perspective view showing one endof one of the sets of ant-ifriction Fig. 15 a detail sectional view onthe line l5-15 of Fig. 19 showing one of the short, type-holders and themeans for attaching it to the carriage.

Fig. 16 a detail transverse section through one of the type-holdersshowing one of the blocks or plates. used to hold. the type againstmovement longitudinally of the holder and also to space words or'groupsof type in the holder;

Fig. 17 a detail transverse section through one of the type holders andtype showing the cutting edges of the type forced through the coloredpaper into the cardboard back- 8;

Fig. 18 a'plan view of one ofthe type;

F ig. 19 a plan View of the carriageshowing an arrangement of short andlong typeholders thereon;

Fig. 20 a'detailsection on the line 2020 of Fig. 19 showing one of theadjustable connections between a card-holder and the carriage;

Fig. 21 a sectional view on the line 21-21 of Fig. 1%;

Fig. 22 a detail perspective view showing one of the clamping bolts andnuts employed to attach the card-holders and the short or angularlyadjustable type-holders to the carriage Fig. 23 adetail perspective viewshowing one end of the long type-holders; and

Fig.24 a sectional view on the line 2 124 of Fig. 21.

The pedestal or base 1 of the press comprises a hollow metalcasting,'having aflange 2 heldto a floor or other foundation by bolts 3,and also provided with an integral top plate or platform 4 .upon whichthe bottom wall 5 of the main body. portion'of the press holes 9 in saidplate and finally screwing' on the nuts .7. The press body is thus heldagainst movement in anydnection relatively to the pedestal 1. It willbeobvious that the press body may be detachably secured as above describedto any other suitable form of base, such as a work bench, table, or baseplate.

The press body comprises an integral heavy metal casting of generalrectangular form, the bottom wall 5 of which rests on the top plate 1ofthe'pede'stal and is connected with the top wall 10 thereof bythevertical integral side walls ll-and 12. The top. wall :10 ofthe pressbody is provided with a flat under face 13 lying in a hori zontal. planeand said wall forms the fixed head or platen of thepress. The shi-ftablehead or bed of the press comprises a thick lateral extensions or guideportions 15 at opposite ends thereof slidable vertically in guideways 16formed in the inner faces of the thickened upper portions ll and 12 ofthe side walls 11 and 12 of the press. The lower ends of the guideways16 are open to permit ends 15 of the bed to be passed upwardly into theways in assembling the press. The bed is normally forced downward by apair of coil springs 17 the upper ends of which are confined in sockets118 formed in the platen 10.

The bed 14E is forced upwardly through the medium of a steel cam shaft18 having two flat faces 19 and 20 at diametrically opposite points,cylindrical bearing portions 21 and 22, and a flattened end 23 adaptedto engage in a socket 2% formed in one end of a hand-lever 25. A setscrew 26, threaded through the wall of the socket end of the hand-lever,serves to detachablyhold the lever on the/end 23 of the cam shaft. Thecam 18 is provided with two arcuate, diametrically opposed, workingfaces 27 and 28. The surface 27 is slightly eccentric to the axis ofoscillation of the cam shaft which is coincident with the axial centerof the cylindrical bearing port-ions 21 and 22 of the shaft, while thesurface 28 is concentric with the axis of rotation of the shaft and theouter surfaces of bearing portions 21 and '22. Surface 27 extends fromedge a of flat face 19 to edge I; of flat face 20 and rises graduallyfrom a to 6; while surface 28] extends from edge 0 of face 19 to edge dof face20 on an arc struck from the center of the bearing portions 21and 22.

The diameterof the bearing portions 21 and 22 is equal to the distancebetween faces 19 and 20 and also -to the distance between the straightvertical sides of the Vertically elongated bearings 29 and 30 in walls11 and 12 0f the press body. Bearing 29 is in the form of a recess inwall 11, while bearing 30 is in the form of a slot or aperture in wall12 through which the vcam shaft is inserted endwise with its fiat facesperpendicular and then rotated to the position shown in F ig. 4, inassembling the machine. This arrangement prevents accidentaldisplacementof the shaft and provides for direct vertical movementaswell as axial rotation ofthe shaft when the lever 25 is operated. Theinner edge of the socket 24 of the hand lever is formed with a lug orstop 31 adapted to engage stop shoulders or abuti'nents 32 and 33 atopposite ends of a segmental recess 34 formed in a boss 35 on the outerface of the wall 12 of the press body. Thesegmental recess, as shown inFigs. 8 to 10,'is made sufiiciently large to prevent binding of the stoplug 31 owing to the vertical movement of the Cam shaft and hand lever,and said stop lug in conjunction with abutments 32 and 33 serves tolimit the eXtent of oscillation of lever 25 and the cam shaft from theposition shown in Fig. 4 to that shown in Fig. 5.

The cam 18 is interposed between two rigid and relatively heavy flatplates 36 and 37 preferably formed of cold rolled steel. These thrustplates 36 and 37 are shifted edge wise in opposite diree tions by reasonof their frictional contact with the cam shaft when the hand lever isoperated. A set of antifi'iction rollers 38, preferably formed of outlengths of cold rolled steel rods, is interposed between the upper faceof plate 36 and the under face of the bed 14 of the press. A pair ofsteel wedge blocks 39 are slidably supported on a raised portion ortrack 40 formed on the upper face of the bottom wall 50f the press body,said blocks being provided with depending side flanges or guides 41, andthe under faces of said blocks being inclined in opposite directions atthe same angle the oppositely inclined faces 40 of the track 40 uponwhich said blocks are slidably adjustable to vary the distance betweenthe (int, horizontally disposed, upper or thrust receiving faces of theblocks and the under face 13 of the fixed head or platen 10.

The blocks 39 are normally urged outwardly toward the lower ends oftrack 46 by a spring 42 coiled around a supporting rod 43 having itsends slidably confined in holes 44 bored in the inner ends of theblocks. The blocks are adjustable inward ly and outwardly by means ofadjusting screws 45 threaded through the side Walls 11 and 12 of thepress body and having their inner ends engaging against the outer endsof the blocks.

wall in the press body, and a set of. anti friction rollers 46, similarto the rollers 38, are interposed between the flat upper faces of saidblocks and the flat horizontally disposed under face of the thrust plate37. The ends of the sets of rollers 38and 46 are confined in retainers47 formed by bending a metal strap to'provide an elongatedroller-end-embracing loop and a horizontal stop or projection 48. Theends of the bed 14 are cut away at the under side of the bed, as shownat 49 in Fig. 10, to provide clearances for the retainers 47, and theouter ends of plates 36 and 37 and blocks 39 terminate short of theinner faces of the side walls 11 and 12 for the same purpose.

The front and rear faces of the press body between the bed and bottomwall 5 are closed by detachable metal face plates 50 and 51 held to thepress body by screws 52 and preferably countersunk in the press Blocks39. form an adjustable thrust-recelving base or false bottom body, asshown, to provide a flush construction; The lower portions of the frontand rear faces of the bed 14 are also countersunk and these countersunkfaces are oven lapped by the upper portions of plates 50 and 51, wherebysaid plates assist in guiding the bed vertically and also keep the spacebetween the bed and wall 5 closed in the retainers 47 of the upper setof rollers 38, and the rear edge of the upper thrust plate 36, arenormally urged roarwardly and heldagainst the face plate 51 by a bowedspring 53. Spring 53 is secured midway its ends to the face plate 50 byrivets 54 and its ends are sufficiently avide to engage the front edgeof plate 36 at all times, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and to engage theforemost roller 38 during the initial portion of the forward movementand final portion of the rearward movement of hand lever 25. The stops48 on the retainers 47 of the lower set of rollers 46, and the front edes of alate 37 are normall held a ainst D 7 CD sets of rollers to thesame positions, after each operation of the press and said springs alsoserve in conjunction with the face plates to prevent creeping of thethrust plates 36 and 37. I

A pair of plates 57, having their ends seated in horizontal grooves inthe walls 11 and '12 of the press body, may be employed, if desired, toprevent the possibility of undue tilting of plate 36 in case the bedshould be pulled or violently thrown up by a careless or mischievousperson, especially when no type and cardboard and paper aresin place onthe carriage hereinafter described. These plates 57 may be omitted,however, as the construction and arrangement of parts are such thatthere is little possibility of substantial tilting of plate 36 androllers 38 even under most unusual conditions.

It will be obvious that, since thelever 25 and cam 18 have a fixedthrow, the closeness of the approach of the bed 14 to the face 13 of theplaten 10 may be regulated by adjusting the wedge-lilrebase blocks 39alongtrack 40. It will also be'obvious that a relatively short forwardmovement of lever 25 will shift the flat faces 19 and 2 0 all positionsof the bed. The stops 4 8 on 7 initial rise to the bed 14:. Theremaining relatively long portion of the forward throw of the lever 25will evidently cause a very slow and relatively slight additional riseof the bed 14. It will also be obvious that omitted, if desired, the bed1 f being returned by its weight alone.

A table or shelf for supporting cardboard, paper, type, finished cards,or the like, may be provided if desired. We have shown a detachablemetal shelf or table 58 provided with an undercut socket or groove 59 atits inner end having an open lower end, whereby said table may beattached to the press body by sliding the same downward to engage adovetail projection or boss 60, formed on wall 11, in said socket 59.

A carriage, having a plurality of parallel longitudinally extendingundercut .ways, grooves or slots 61 therein, is slidably supported onthe bed 14; to move longitudinally fore and aft of the press between thethickened upper portions 11 and 12? of the side walls 11 and 12 of thepress body. The carriage is several times as long as the foreand-aftwidth of the platen face 13 and bed 1% so that successive portions ofthe carriage may be positioned between the bed and platen. Forconvenience and economy in manufacture, the slotted or grooved carriageis preferably formed by securing a plurality of relatively thick rigidmetal bars. 62 by means of rivets 63, or in any suitable manner, to theupper face of a flat sheet metal plate 64. Bars 62 are secured to theplate with the downwardly and inwardly, in-

, c'lined or beveled longitudinal edges of the bars spaced apart to formthe slots or ways 61 parallelwith the longitudinal center line of plate64:. V

The plate or base 6% of the carriage rests upon and slides over the flattop face of bed 14 of the press and is slidably and de tachably held tothe bed, and guided to more directly fore and aft thereover, by means ofa steel rod 65 having a sliding lit in a hole 66 bored horizontallythrough the bed 14 from front to rear midway the ends of the bed. Rod 65may be inserted in, and withdrawn endwise from, the hole 66 when thecarriage is detached therefrom. The carriage is attached to the guideand retaining rod 65 byv inserting the reduced forward end 67 of the rodin a hole 68 formed in a flange or tongue 69, stamped downwardly fromthe forward end of plate 64, and then assin a screw 7 O throu h a holeinthe rear end of plate 64 and screwing the same into a threaded hole 71bored vertically through rod 65. Flange 69 is stamped from the plate 64close to the forward end of said -versely corrugated web 75 overhangingand spaced from the upper face of the adjacent outermost bar 62 on plate64. Web 7 8 is secured by screws 76 to plate 64. The members or railsjust described and the undercut grooves or slots 61 provide means whereby two different forms or styles of typeholders 77 and 78 may bedetachably and adjustably held to the carriage either separately ortogether to provide for bet-ups of many different forms. In Figs. 2, 4,5, 13 and 14; we have shown three of the type holders 7 7 mounted on thecarriage, and in Fig. 19 we have shown a group composed of two holders77 and three holders 7 8 mounted on the carriage.

Both styles of type holders are formed of thin sheet metal and are ofthe same construction, except at their ends, comprising fiat bases orbody portions provided along their forward and rear longitudinal edgeswith channel flanges 79 and 80. The.chan nels in flanges 80 aredeepervertically than the channels in flanges 79, and the flanges 79 and80 terminate short of the ends of the flat bottoms of the holders.Channel flanges 79 are adapted to receive only the relatively thinledges 81 projecting laterally from the lower edges of the punching orembossing type blocks 82, while channel flanges 80 are, adapted toreceive the thicker ledges 83 projecting laterally from-the upper edgesof the type blocks 82, whereby the type blocks, which are insertedsidewise in the holders from the ends of the holders, can.

only beplaced in the holders right side up or with the tops of thetypeall along the same longitudinal edge of the holder. The type facesare provided with the usual cutting edges Set adapted to penetrate thecolored paper 85 and be forced partly through the cardboard backing 86.

The ends of the bottom portions of the type holders '77 are formed withintegral forwardly and'upwardly extending spring tongues 87 havingrounded transverse ribs 88 punched upwardly therefrom adjacent theirfree end'sand adapted to snap into any one of the corrugations in rails.75 to retain the holders in different adjusted positions on thecarriage. Holders 77 are adjustable longitudinally of the carriage only,and may be detached from the carriage by sliding said holders forwardlyto withdraw their end portions from beneath the forward ends of thecorrugated rails 75. Both styles of holders may be made in variouswidths to take different sizes of type blocks, and holders 78 may alsobe made of various lengths and are adjustable longitudinally andangularly on the carriage.

The ends of the holders 78 are formed with longitudinal slots 89 adaptedto receive the shanks of clamping bolts 90 inserted laterally in theopen forward ends of the grooves 61 in the carriage. The heads 91 ofbolts 90 have the shape of a four-sided pyramid to permit the bolts toslide freely longitudinally of the grooves and prevent rotation of thebolts. Knurled thumb nuts 92 threaded on the shanks of the bolts serveto securely clamp the holders 7 8 in adjusted position on the carriage.It will be obvious that holders 7 8 may be clamped to the carriage indiffer nt diagonal positions, in lines at right angles to thelongitudinal center of the carriage or, by' placing the bolts 90 at bothends of the holder in the same slot 61, the holder may be clamped to thecarriage on a line extending longitudinally of the carriage. Slots 89are preferably formed at one side of the center line of holders 78 sothat looking plates 93 each having a knurled clamping screw 94.-threaded through the center thereof, may be clamped to the holders closeto the ends ther of when necessary. These rectangular locking andtype-spacing plates or blocks 93 are each preferably formed of sheetmetal and has a raised or upwardly bent portion at oneside thereof sothat when thumb screw 9-1 is tightened as shown in Fig. 16, the upperface ofthe block 93 will engage under the inwardly extending edges offlanges 79 and 80. andthe lower end of the screw will bind against thebottom of the holder, thus locking the block against movementlongitudinally of the holder. Blocks 93 are employed with both styles ofholders at the ends of rows of type to retain the rows of type againstlongitudinal movement in the holders, and are also used to space wordsor groups of type in the holders, Tt will be obvious that other forms oftype spacers, such as blanktype blocks may be employed, and that screws9 1 may be omitted from the blocks 93 which are employed as spacersonly. I

The apparatus also includes a plurahty of card-holders or supportsadjustably, detachably and yieldably held to the sliding carriage forsupporting the cardboard backing 86 of the sign or other display cardover the sheet, strips or pieces of colored paper 85 which are placedupon the faces of the type 82 in the type-holders after the form orforms are set up. Each card holder comprises a light sheet metal anglebar 95 welded or otherwise rigidly secured adjacent its ends to theraised ends of a pair of light angular spring metal supporting arms 96.

The opposite or lower ends of arms .96 are detachably and adjustablyclamped to the carriage by bolts 97, having pyramid heads cially wherethe number or arrangement of the rows of type in the form is suchthatthe cardboard backing 86 would tilt if supported only by the type blocks82. The holders 95 are useful not only for supporting the cardboardbackings, but also for aligning the top and bottom edges of thecardboard backing and preventing accidental shifting thereof. here twoholders are employed, by setting them apart the width of the card 86from top to bottom of the card, they facilitate final accuratearrangement of the type holders as they define on the carriage the areaof the card.

The upper faces of bars 62 are scored or grooved at regular intervalsalong parallel lines at right angles to the path of movement of thesliding carriage to form index lines 99 which cooperate with theparallel longitudinal grooves 61 'to divide the carriage into uniformrectangular areas, These grooves 99 and 61 greatly facilitate accuratepositioning of the type holders and card I holders and facilitate finallongitudinal ad'- justment of the type blocks in the type holders. Apair of upstanding ears or lugs 100 are stamped up from plate 6 1 of thecarriage adjacent. the rear ends of bars 62 and are provided withvertically elongated bearing slots 101. forthe ends of a hinge or pivotrod 102 around which is'ooiled or bent the rear end of a swinging sheetmetal plate 103 of approximately the same length as bars 62. h The hingeof plate 103 ispreferably located at a distance from screw 70 slightlygreater than the widthof the bed 14 from front to rear, so that when thecarriage is drawn forward to the limit of its movement, defined by screw70 engaging the rear edge of the bed, said plate may be swung upward andrearward beyond a vertical position where it will be supported by theupwardly and rearwardly inclined front face of the platen 10, as shownin Fig. 2.

In the operation of the press, the wedge blocks 39 are adjusted toprovide for the desired depth of penetration of the cutting edges of thetype blocks 82 into the card board 86, the former forms are set up onthe carriage, the piece or pieces of colored paper 85 are, laid upon thetype faces 1n the usual way with their adhesive coated sides uppermost,the cardboardbacking 86 is then placed over the piece or pieces of paperwith the upper and lower edges of the card seated on the angle iron bars95, plate 103 is then swung forward and downward upon the backing card86 to clamp the card and colored paper upon thefaces of the type, thecarriage is then shifted rearwardly to position all, or as much of thetype as possible, between the bed and platen, the handle 25 is thenpulled forward and downward its full stroke and returned to its initialposition. If, owing to the number of forms set ,up on the carriage, orthe size of the form,

all of the type are not pressed into the paper by the first operation ofthe press, the carriage is then againshifted rearward and the handle25again operated. This is repeated until all the type have been forcedthrough the colored paper into the cardboard backing or backings,whereupon the carriage is drawn forward, plate 103 swung upward, and thefinished card or cards and surplus paper are removed; The card holdersare free to yield downward relatively to the type during the embossingoperation, and plate 103 is alsofrce to move downward during theembossing operation owing to 1ts vertical sliding and pivotal connection101102.

The structure above described provides an embossing press of small sizeand compact form adapted to develop a pressure of ap proximately twentythousand pounds with little effort on the part of the operator. The,structure shown also provides means whereby initial forward movement ofthe hand-lever 25 through approximately onefourth of its throwwillca-rry the surfaces 27 and 28 of the cam into engagement with theplates 36 and 37 and quickly liftv the bed 14 three-fourths of its totalrise, the final three-fourths forward throw of the hand lever causingsurfaces 27 and 28 to ride over the plates 36 and 87 and slowly lift thebed 14 the last quarter of its rise. This arrangement permits adjustmentof the press to quickly lift the plate 103 into contact with the platenface 13 by the first quarter stroke of the handle, and affords powerfulleverage duringthe ren'iaining three-quarters of the forward stroke ofthe handle for forcing the type through the paper 85 and partly into thecardboard 86.

It will be obvious that in making very elaborate ornamental signsrequiring special type, or very irregular arrangements of type, the typeblocks may be placed directly on the carriage, or may be attached byshellac or the like to a paper or metal sheet or plate placed on thecarriage, the plate'108 serving to clamp the special form, eard boardbacking and paper in place on the carriage prior to the squeezingoperation of the press.

lVhat we claim is:

1. In an embossing press, the combination of a base member, a platenmember, a pair of upright side members rigidly supporting the platenmember a fixed distance above the base member, said upright side membershaving vertically elongated shaft-bearings therein intermediate theirends and being provided with vertical guide channels in the inner facesthereof above said bearings, a cam shaft supported in said bearings forrotary and vertical movements, horizontally disposed thrust platesarranged above and below the shaft and shiftable both vertically andfore and aft of the press between said upright side members, springmeans normally urging one plate forwardly and the other platerearwardly, means for limiting the extent of movement of the plates bysaid spring means, a vertically shiftable bed member under the platenhav ing side extensions slidably confined in the guide channels, in theupright members, a series of antifriction rollers interposed betweensaid bed member and the uppermost thrust plate and extendingtransversely of the press between said side members. and movable bodilyvertically with said thrust plate, a series of antifriction rollersextending transversely of the press under the lowermost thrust platebetween said side members and movable bodily vertically, supportingmeans for said last-mentioned series of rollers slidably mounted on saidbase mem her under said series of rollers, said supporting means andbase having inclined engaging faces, means for adjusting said supportingmeans on the base to shift. the bed member together with the rollers andthrust plates and cam shaft vertically and 1 thereby change the normalrelation between the bed member and platen, and means connected with thecam shaftfor oscillating the shaft to move the bed member toward andfrom the platen.

2. In an embossing press, the combination of a base member, a platenmember, a pair of upright side members rigidly support ing the platenmember a fixed distance above the base member, said upright side membershaving vertically elongated shaft-bearings therein intermediate theirends and being provided with vertical guide channels in the inner facesthereof above said bearings, a cam shaft supported in said bearings forrotary and vertical movements, horizontally disposed thrust platesarranged above and normally urging one plate forwardly and the otherplate rearwardly, means for limit- A dr aming the extent of movement ofthe plates by said spring means, a vertically shiftable bed member underthe platen having side extensions slidably confined in the guidechannels in the upright members, a series of antifriction rollersinterposed between said bed member and the uppermost thrust plate andextending transversely of the press between said side members andmovable bodily vertically with said thrust plate, a series ofantifriction rollers extending transversely of the press under thelowermost thrust plate between said side members and 1novable bodilyvertically, supporting means for said last-mentioned series of rollersslidably mounted on said base member under said series of rollers, saidsupporting means and base having inclined engaging faces, means foradjusting said supporting means on the base to shift the bed membertogether with the rollers and thrust plates and cam shaft vertically andthereby change the normal relation between the bed member and platen, alever connected with the cam shaft at one end thereof for oscillatingthe shaft to raise and lower the bed member, and co operating stops onsaid lever andthe adjacent upright member for limiting the throw of saidlever.

3. In an embossing press, the combination of a fixed platen, avertically shiftable bed under the platen, a! cam under the bed, meansfor rotatably and slidably supporting the cam to oscillate about ahorizontal axis and move bodily up and down, meansfor guiding the bed tomove vertically, means for oscillating the cam, a pair of horizontallydisposed floating thrust plates above and below the cam and engagedthereby, antifriction rollers interposed between the bed and upperthrust plate, antifriction rollers under the lower thrust plate, a pairof supporting members located under different end portions of said lastmentioned rollers, and means for independently adjusting said supportsvertically.

4. In a press, the combinationof a base having two oppositely inclinedwedge block tracks thereon extending,transversely of the press andarranged end to end, a pair of wedge blocks arranged end to end on saidtracks having horizontally disposed flat up-' per faces and inclinedlower faces slidably engaging said tracks, means for adjusting theblocks endwise on the tracks, a vertically movable bed above saidblocks, a cam shaft extending transversely of the press between the bedand said blocks, a pair of horizontally disposed thrust plates locatedabove and below the cam shaft and engaged thereby, a series ofantifriction rollers extending transversely of the press between theupper plate and bed, a. series of antifriction rollers extendingtransversely of the press between the lower plate and said blocks, meansguiding the cam shaft to oscillate about a horizontal axis and movebodily vertically, means for oscillating the cam shaft, and a fixedplaten above the bed.

5. In auprcss, the combination of a base having two oppositely inclinedwedge block tracks thereon extending transversely of the press andarranged end to end, a pair of wedge blocks arranged end to end on saidtracks having horizontally disposed fiat upper faces and inclined lowerfaces slidably engaging said tracks, means for adjusting the blocksendwisc on the tracks, a vertically movable bed above said blocks,a camshaft extending transversely of the press between the bed and saidblocks, a pair of horizontally disposed thrust plates located above andbelow the cam shaft and engaged thereby, a series of antifrictionrollers extending transversely of the press between the upper plate andbed, a series of antifriction rollers extending transversely of thepress between per faces and inclined lowerfacesslidably engaging saidtracks, means for adjusting the blocks endwise on the tracks, avertically movable bed above said blocks, a cam shaft extendingtransversely of the press between the bed and said blocks, a pair ofhorizon tally disposed thrust plates located above and below the camshaft and engaged thereby, a series of antifriction rollers extendingtransversely of thefpress between the upper plate and bed,a series ofantifriction rollers extending transversely of the press between thelower plate and said blocks, means guiding the cam shaft to oscillateabout a horizontal axis and move bodily vertically, means foroscillating the cam shaft, a fixed platen above the bed, and springmeans interposed between the adjacent ends of said wedge blocks fornormally urging the blocks toward opposite sidesof the press.

'7. An embossing apparatus comprising a bed member, a platen member overthe bed member, a long type and work support mounted on the bed memberto shift longitudinally in a horizontal plane over the bed member, saidplaten member being relative- 1y narrow longitudinally of the supportand said support having a long flat upper surport in varioushorizontally shifted positions.

8. An embossing apparatus comprising a bed member, a platen member overthe bed member, a long type and work support mounted on the bed memberto shift longitudinally in a horizontal plane over the bed member, saidplaten member being relatively narrow longitudinally of the support andsaid support having a long flat upper surface for supporting type withthetype faces uppermost over an area substantially greater than the areaof the under pressure face of the platen member, a long flatworkclamping device, means connecting said clamping device with saidsupport for move.- ment to and from a clamping position overlying saidtype-supporting surface of said support and in which said clampingdevice is adapted to engage the upper side of work sheets placed overand supported on the faces of type mounted on the support, and means forraising and lowering the bed with the support in various horizontallyshifted positions to subject different portions of work to pressure. p9; An embossing apparatus comprising a bed member, a platen member abovethe bed member, a long type and work support mounted on the bed memberto move endwise horizontally relatively to the bed and platen members,said platen member being relatively narrow longitudinally of the supportand said support having a long flat upper surface for supportingtype-forms face up with work sheets overlying the type faces, and meansfor moving the bed member vertically toward and from the platen memberwith the support thereon in various longitudinally adjusted positions,whereby work over the entire long type-form su porting surface of thesupport may e brought under the narrow platen member by successivelongitudinal. movements of said support and subjected to pressurebetween the bed member and said narrow platen member by shifting the bedmember toward and from the platen member after each longitudinalmovement of the support. 10. An embossing apparatus comprising a bedmember, a platen member above the bed member, a long type and worksupport mounted on the bed member to move endwise horizontally,relatively to the bed and platen members, said platen member beingrelatively narrow longitudinally of the support and said support havinga longflat upper surface for supporting type-forms face up with worksheets overlying the type faces, means for moving the bed membervertically toward and from the platen mem-. her with the support thereonin various longitudinally adjusted positions, whereby work over theentire long type-form supporting surface of the support may be broughtunder the narrow platen member and subjected to pressure between the bedmember and said narrow platen member, and means shiftaibly held to saidsupport for holding work against the faces of type carried by thesupport.

11. In apress, the combination of a base having an inclined-uppersurface, a block having a fiatupper face and an inclined lower faceslidable on the inclined surface ofthe base, means for adjusting theblock along the inclined surface of the base, a vertically movable bedabove said block, a cam shaft between the bed and block, a pair ofoppositely shiftable thrust plates located above and below the cam shaftand engaged thereby, a-set of antifriction rollers between the upperplate and the bed, a set of antifriction rollers between the lower plateand said block, means supporting the cam shaft to oscillate and movevertically, means for oscillating the cam shaft, a fixed platen abovethe bed, said cam having two oppositely disposed parallel fiat facesnormally engaging the thrust plates and connected by two arcuate facesone of which is concentric with the axis of the shaft and the otherslightly eccentric to the axis of the shaft.

12. An embossing apparatus comprising a bed member, a platen memberabove the bed member, a long type and work support mounted on the bedmember to move endwise horizontally relatively to the bed and platen.members, said platen member being relatively narrow longitudinally ofthe support and said support having a long flat upper surface forsupporting type-forms face up with work sheets overlying the type faces,means for moving the bed member vertically toward and from the platenmember with the support thereon in various longitudinally adjustedpositions, whereby work over the entire long type-form supportingsurface of the support may be brought under the narrow platen member andsubjected to pressure between the bed member and said narrow platenmember, and a long flat work-clamping plate pivot ally held to saidsupport to swing .to and from a horizontal work-engaging positionoverlying the type-carrying face of the support.

13. In an embossing press, the combina tion of a platen, a verticallymovable bed under the platen, a cam shaft under the bed, meanssupporting the shaft to oscillate and move vertically, means foroscillating the shaft, laterally movable thrust plates above and belowthe shaft, said cam shaft having oppositely disposed flat faces normallyengaging the thrust plates and connected by two arcuate faces one ofwhich is concentric with and'the other eccentric to the axis of theshaft, a set of antifriction rollers between the upper thrust plate andthe bed, a set of antifriction rollers under the lower thrust plate, anda support over which the lower set of rollers travels.

14;. An embossing apparatus comprising a bed member, a platen memberabove the bed member, a long type and work support mounted on the bedmember to move endwise horizontallyrelatively to the bed and platenmembers, said platen member being relatively narrow longitudinally ofthe sup port and said support having a long fiat upper surface forsupporting type-forms face up with work sheets overlying the type faces,means for moving the bed member vertically toward and from the platenmember with the support thereon in various longitudinally adjustedpositions, whereby work over the entire long'type-form supportingsurface of the support may be brought under the narrow platen member andsubjected to pressure between the bed member and said narrow platenmember, a long flat workclamping device, and means connecting saiddevice with the support to permit swinging movements of the device toand from a horizontal work-clamping position overlying the support andto also permit relative vertical movements between said device and saidsupport while superposed when subjected to pressure between the bed andplaten members.

15. In an embossing press, the combination of a bed, a fixed platenabove the bed, means for shifting the bed vertically toward and from theplaten, said bedand platen being relatively narrow fore and aft of thepress and said bed having a horizontal guide passage therethroughextending fore and aft of the press, a long type and work carrierextending fore and aft of the press and slidably resting on the upperface of the bed, a long and rigid guiding and retaining member extendingthrough said passage in the bed and reciprocable therein fore and aft ofthe press, and means connecting said member with said carrier to movefore and aft of the press in unison with the carrier.

16. In an embossing press, the combination of a bed, a fixedplateniabove the bed, means for shifting the bed vertically towardandfrom the platen, said bed and platen being relatively narrow fore andaft of the press and said bed having a horizontal guide passagetherethrough extending fore and aft of the press, along type and workcarrier extending fore and aft of the press and slidabl resting on theupper face of the bed, a long and rigid guiding and retaining memberextending through said passage in the bed and reciprocable therein foreand aft of the press, means connecting said member with said carrier tomove fore and aft of the press in unison with the carrier, said carrierbeing adapted to support type forms face up on its upper surfacethroughout the greater portion of its length, and along work-clamphinged to said carrier adjacent the rear end of the carrier toswingforwardly and downwardly over the carrier to hold work sheets overtype on the carrier, said clamp being movable to an upwardly andrearwardly inclined position in which it is supported against theforward edge of the platen when the carrier is drawn forward.

17. In an embossing press, the combina tion of a bed, a fixed platenabove the bed, means for shifting the bed vertically toward and fromtheplaten, said bed and platen being relatively narrow fore and aft of thepress and said bed having a horizontal guide passage therethroughextending fore and aft of the press, a long type and work carrierextending fore and aft of the press and slidably resting on the upperface of the bed, a long and rigid guiding and retaining member extendingthrough said passage in' work sheets over type on the carrier, saidclamp being movable to an upwardly and rearwardly inclined position inwhich it is supported against the forward edge of the platen when thecarrier is drawn forward,

and adjustable means held to the carrier and shiftable over the upperface thereof for holding groups of types face'up in various adjustedpositions on the carrier.

18. In an-embossing apparatus, the com bination of a platen, a bed,meansfor imparting a relative vertical movement between the bedanduplaten, a form-supporting carriage slidably held to the bed to movehorizontally, and a plate vmovable toward and from the upper face of thecarriage and held to said carriage.

19. In an embossing apparatus,,the combination of a platen, a bed, meansfor imparting a relative vertical movement be lng carriage slidablyheld'to the'bed to move horizontally, and a plate pivotally held at froma form on the carriage.

20. In an embossing apparatus, the combination of a platen, a bed, meansfor imparting a relative vertical movement between the bed and platen, aform-supporting ca'rriage-slidably heldito the bed to move horizontally,and a plate having apivotal and vertically 'slidable connection at one,end with the carriageadjacentithe rear end of the carriage.

V 21. In an embossingapparatus, the com- .bination of a platen, a bed,:means for imparting a relative vertical movement between the bed andplaten, and a form-supportingscarriage slidably held to the bed to movehorizontally, said carriage being provided with "indicating means forfacilitating the arrangement oftype thereon.

22. "In an embossing apparatus, the com- :bination .of a plat-en, a199d, means for imparting :a relative vertical movement be tween the bedand platen, and a form-supporting carriage slidably held to the bed tomove horizontally, said carriage being divided into sections-0funiformareaby :longi- .tudinal and transverse grooves.

28. In tail embossing apparatus, the combination of a platen, a bed,means for imiparting a relative vertical movement be tween the bed andplaten, a form-supporting car riage slidablywheld to the bed .to movehorizontally, type block holders, and means for clamping said holders inangularly .adjusteol positions on the carriage.

24. In an embossing apparatus, the combination of a platen, a bed, meansfor imparting & lative vertical .IDOVQHIGDJU between the hedand plateinaform-supporting carriage slidabl-y "held to the bed to movehorizontally, said carriage :being provided with longitudinal undercutchannels, clamping bolts having their heads confined insaid channels,type-holders on the carriage having longitudinal slots at their endsthrough which the shanks of said bolts extend, and clamping nutsthreaded on said bolts above the ends of the type-holders. i

25. In an embossing apparatus, the com- ,bination of a platen, a bed,means for im parting a relative vertical movement between the bed andplaten, a form-supporting carriage slidably held to the bed to movehorizontally, longitudinally extending side rails on the carriageprovided with transv verse-1y corrugated portions overhanging the upperface of the carriage, and typeholders on the carriage provided withspring tongues at their ends engaging in the cor rugations on the underside of the overhanginn portions of said side rails.

26. A type-form carrier for embossing presses comprising a fiatsupporting memher having parallel side edges and provided with uniformlyspaced transversely extending parallel type-holder aligning and spacingindicating grooves in its upper face at nightanglesto the side edgesthereof,a plurality of straight transversely extending type-blockholders slidable over the grooved face of said member, means along theside edges of said supporting member forming inwardly facing channels,and means at=the ends of said holders engaging in said channels forfrictionally retaining the holders in any desired spaced relation On thesupport at right angles to the side edges .of the support.

27 A type-form and worksheet holder forembossing presses, comprising amember having a fiatltype form supporting face adapted to support a formwith the type faces uppermost,-and =1neans@carried by said :support foryieldably supporting a cardtion of a form-support, and a card-edgesupport adjustably mounted .on the form ,support.

31. In embossing apparatus, the combination of a form-support, a pair ofcard-edge supporting bars of angular form in cross section,lresilientsupporting members held to said bars, and means for detachably andadjustably holding said members to the form-support.

32. A type-block holder for embossing presses having resilient fingers:at its ends,

for the purpose set forth,

A' sheet metal type block holder for embossingpresses comprising a flatbase having longitudinal edge flanges of channel form terminating shortof the ends oft-he base, the ends of said base having resilient lockingfingers stamped up therefrom.

3a. In an embossing apparatus, the combination of a platen, a bed havinga hole extending horizontally therethrough fore and aft of the bed,means for imparting a relative vertical movement between the bed andplaten, a slidable rod extending through the hole in the bed and ofgreater length than the width of the bed, and a form-support slidablyresting on the'bed and held tosaid rod. I

35. In embossing apparatus, the combination of a 'ltypeholder havinglongitudinal edge flanges of channel formfone of said flanges beingdeeper than the other, a typeward into engagement with the overhangingretaining plate of less thickness than the walls of the channel flanges.10 depth of the shallower flange and having the In testimony whereof wehereunto afix edge portion thereof engaged in the deeper our signatures.

'5 flange offset above the main: body portion a of the plate, and aclamping screw threaded HARRY M. SEAGERS. through the center of saidplate against the a CHARLES D. CORVVIN. base of the holder for forcingthe plate up- ALONZO B; ELY.

